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One measure of conceptual implicit memory is repetition priming in the generation of exemplars from a semantic category, but does such priming transfer across languages? That is, do the overlapping conceptual representations for translation equivalents provide a sufficient basis for such priming? In Experiment 1 (N = 96), participants carried out a deep encoding task, and priming between languages was statistically reliable, but attenuated, relative to within-language priming. Experiment 2 (N = 96) replicated the findings of Experiment 1 and assessed the contributions of conceptual and non-conceptual processes using a levels-of-processing manipulation. Words that underwent shallow encoding exhibited within-language, but not between-language, priming. Priming in shallow conditions cannot, therefore, be explained by incidental activation of the concept. Instead, part of the within-language priming effect, even under deep-encoding conditions, is due to increased availability of language-specific lemmas or phonological word forms.The degree to which memory processes transfer between languages is an indicator of both the extent to which a memory measure relies on conceptual-level processing and the extent to which episodic representations of translation equivalents are shared across languages. The present study compares repetition priming within and between languages in an implicit memory task that has been classified as conceptually driven. Two experiments measured the extent of transfer between languages and the impact of non-conceptual processes on repetition priming in category exemplar generation.Dissociations among various implicit memory tasks have revealed that implicit memory has multiple cognitive and neural bases (see, e.g., Gabrieli, 1998). In the present investigation, instead of comparing patterns of priming for different tasks, the component processes within a single priming paradigm were isolated to reveal multiple mechanisms of priming. Implicit memory is exhibited in several behaviorally observable transfer or priming phenomena. Repetition priming can be measured as an increase in accuracy, a decrease in response time, or a response bias based on previous exposures to specific items. Several repetition priming paradigms have been developed to measure the bias to produce items presented at encoding, including category-exemplar generation, word-stem completion, word-associate generation, Corresponding Author: Wendy S. Francis, Department of Psychology, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, Phone: (915) Fax: (915) 747-6553, wfrancis@utep.edu. Preliminary data from Experiment 1 were presented at the 33rd Annual Conference of the Psychonomic Society. Experiment 2 was presented at the 42nd Annual Conference of the Psychonomic Society. NIH Public Access Author ManuscriptMemory. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2011 October 1. Published in final edited form as:Memory. 2010 October ; 18(7): 787-798. doi:10.1080/09658211.2010.511234. NIH-PA Author Manuscrip...

Despite advances in prevention of cervical cancer in the US, women of Hispanic origin still bear an unequal burden in cervical cancer incidence, morbidity and mortality. Our objective was to determine the HPV vaccine knowledge and acceptability in a group of mostly Hispanic females. In this cross sectional survey, 62 % of participants heard of HPV; 34.9 % identified HPV as a cause of cervical cancer. 63 % of participants reported willingness to receive vaccine and 77 % were willing to vaccinate daughters. Those with previous abnormal PAPs were more likely to have heard of HPV and Vaccine. No other factors examined showed association with willingness to get vaccine or administer to daughters. Knowledge level remains low in this high risk population. Willingness to receive vaccine is high despite lack of access to care. Increased targeted community based education and vaccination programs may be useful in closing disparity in cervical cancer morbidity.

Individuals who cross cultural boundaries face many challenges when trying to adapt to a receiving culture. Adaptation challenges such as learning to maneuver across societal domains may become increasingly complex if structural level factors such as discrimination are present. Researchers have conceptualized acculturation as a relatively autonomous decision indicating that four acculturation strategies exist: assimilation, separation, integration, and marginalization. Moreover, researchers have also long debated the link between acculturation strategy, adaptation hassles and negative health outcomes. However, models seeking to explain how individual difference and structural level variables may influence each other and subsequently influence acculturation and adaptation are needed. The purpose of this study is to lay the foundation for the conceptualization of such a model. We propose that temperamental predispositions to negative emotionality, anger, and impulsivity may highlight discrimination which in turn may lead to increases in acculturative stress and negative markers of psychosocial well-being. We used SEM to test our hypothesized model. Results supported a modified model. Implications for the measurement of adaptation and interventions are discussed.

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